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Napoleon
Napoleon Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Dictator who rose to power after the failure of the Directory | Napoleon |
War between several nations of Europe against France in order to bring back the monarchy | First Coalition |
An overthrow of a current government | Coup De'etat |
Napoleon crowned himself with this title | Emperor of France |
Created by Napoleon to make laws clear and equal | Napoleonic Code |
Good changes made by Napoleon | Improved education Created a Bank of France & made everyone pay taxes Created the Napoleonic Code to make French laws more equal & clear Increased the size of the French empire |
Bad changes made by Napoleon | Used the military to run the country Limited freedom of speech & executed or jailed his critics Forced men to join the French army Continued fighting European wars |
Napoleon sold this large piece of land to the USA | Louisiana Purchase |
A strict blockade of all British goods & a heavy tax on any non-french product | Continental System |
Invasion of this country resulted in disaster for Napoleon | Russia |
Natural event that caused the defeat of Napoleon in Russia | Winter |
Russian policy policy that included an attack on the French then a retreat while burning everything so Napoleon’s army can’t use them for food or shelter | Scorched Earthy Policy |
Island where Napoleon was first exiled | Elba |
Battle where Napoleon was finally defeated | Battle of Waterloo |
Conference whose main goal was to create a balance of power & keep peace in Europe | Congress of Vienna |
The 5 major powers of Europe redrew this map at the Congress of Vienna | The map of Europe |
Reason why map was redrawn by the 5 major powers of Europe at the Congress of Vienna | To prevent any French aggression |
Created by the redrawing of the map of Europe at the Congress of Vienna | Buffer zone between France and major powers |
Type of government that was reestablished by the Congress of Vienna | Royal Monarchy |
The major powers of Europe wanted to reestablish this in Europe | Balance of Power |
Alliance formed by England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia to maintain security and a balance of power in Europe | Quadruple Alliance |
The members of the Quadruple Alliance acted as this to put out any sparks of rebellion | Firefighters of Europe |